foreground

premier plan

Partie d’une image ou d’un paysage qui semble la plus proche de la personne qui regarde.

En anglais simple : The part of a picture or view that seems closest to you.

• The flowers are in the foreground.
• A dark tree fills the painting's foreground.
• Keep the foreground sharp when taking this photograph.

Comment l'utiliser : in the foreground of something (A dog sits in the foreground of the photograph.)

Contraires : background

Expressions courantes : in the foreground, foreground detail, foreground objects

mettre au premier plan, mettre en avant

Placer quelque chose à l’avant d’une image ou le rendre particulièrement visible ou important.

En anglais simple : To put something at the front of a picture or make it especially noticeable or important.

• The report foregrounds children's needs.
• The artist foregrounded a single red flower.
• Her novel foregrounds the experiences of factory workers.

Synonymes : highlight, emphasize, bring forward

Contraires : background

Expressions courantes : foreground an issue, foreground someone's experience, foreground a figure